Frank Sinatra
as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
•
7.5
•
Thriller, Drama
•
126m
US
• English
Director: John Frankenheimer
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
Cast
Laurence Harvey
as Raymond Shaw
Angela Lansbury
as Mrs. Iselin
Janet Leigh
as Eugenie Rose Chaney
James Gregory
as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry Silva
as Chunjin
Leslie Parrish
as Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver
as Sen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh
as Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards
as Cpl. Allen Melvin
Douglas Henderson
as Col. Milt
Albert Paulsen
as Zilkov
Barry Kelley
as Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Corrigan
as Holborn Gaines
Madame Spivy
as Female Berezovo
Bess Flowers
as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
as Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
Reggie Nalder
as Gomel (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Senator (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens
as Officer
Arthur Tovey
as Second Reporter
Paul Frees
as Narrator (voice)
Whit Bissell
as Medical Officer
James Yagi
as Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Tom Lowell
as Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)
Joe Adams
as Psychiatrist
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Merritt Bohn
as Jilly
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Robert Riordan
as Benjamin K. Arthur
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Raoul Freeman
as Reporter (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane
as Delegate (uncredited)
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Herschel Graham
as Delegate (uncredited)
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Stuart Hall
as Reporter (uncredited)
